2015-01-30Steve Gleason Act of 2015Short Titles as IntroducedTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating devices.Official Title as IntroducedSteve Gleason Act of 2015Display TitleHRSteve Gleason Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.2015-05-041141919Related billCRSSSteve Gleason Act of 2015Became Public Law No: 114-40.2015-07-30114984Related billCRSSSteve Gleason Act of 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.2015-03-18114768Identical billCRSSteve Gleason Act of 20151.0.0Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.2015-02-122015-01-30Introduced in House2015-02-13T19:19:01ZSteve Gleason Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as durable medical equipment any eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for them.

Payment for speech generating devices or accessories shall be made on a rental basis, or in a lump-sum amount for the purchase of the item, without a cap on the amount.

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